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2008 Commencement Ceremony

Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Commencement Ceremony
Sunday, May 18 at 2 p.m.
WVU Coliseum
Degree candidates should report to 2nd floor Coliseum above the Red Gate at 1 p.m.

Reception for Degree Candidates and their guests
Sunday, May 18 at 4:30 p.m.
Shell Building (located next to Coliseum)

Commencement exercises for the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, at the WVU Coliseum. This ceremony is for those students completing their University degree requirements in August 2007, December 2007, and May 2008. Prospective August 2008 graduates may also participate. Immediately following the ceremony, a reception for degree candidates and their guests will be held in the Shell Building located next to the Coliseum.

Commencement RSVP form: http://simpleforms.scripts.wvu.edu/sf/CommRSVPEberlyCollege/

No admissions tickets are required for the ceremony and reception, and there is no limit on the number of guests a degree candidate may bring with them to Commencement events. However, we do need degree candidates planning to participate to RSVP by May 2.

Cap and gown are required to participate in the ceremony and may be purchased at the WVU Bookstore. A&S tassles are color coded by degree being conferred: BA and MA wear white, BS and MS wear yellow/gold, PhD wear dark blue, MPA wear peacock, and Social Work wear citron. Every degree candidate will walk across the stage on the floor of the Coliseum to receive his or her diploma. All PhD and Master candidates will be hooded during the ceremony. Participants are required to provide own hood.

The ceremony will include a formal processional, remarks by keynote speaker, hooding of doctoral and master candidates, distribution of diplomas, singing of alma mater, and a formal recession.

At 1p.m. on May 18, degree candidates should report to 2nd floor Colisum above the Red Gate entrance to check-in at registration tables and line up for processional. Degree candidates will be lined-up for processional by department, then alphabetically within degree being conferred. (For example: Biology PHD candidates lined-up alphabetically by last name, followed by Biology MS candidates lined-up alphabetically by last name, followed by Biology BS candidates....etc.) If you are a double or triple major, there is a box on the RSVP form for you to indicate which department you wish to be placed with for the processional and conferring of
degree. Degree candidates must report back to their seat after receiving their diploma.

For additional information regarding Commencement Weekend (i.e. directions and maps, lodging, accommodations for disabilities, academic traditions), please visit: http://commencement.wvu.edu/

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	2008 Commencement Ceremony Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Commencement Ceremony Sunday, May 18 at 2 p.m. WVU Coliseum Degree candidates should report to 2nd floor Coliseum above the Red Gate at 1 p.m. Reception for Degree Candidates and their guests Sunday, May 18 at 4:30 p.m. Shell Building (located next to Coliseum) Commencement exercises for the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, at the WVU Coliseum. This ceremony is for those students completing their University degree requirements in August 2007, December 2007, and May 2008. Prospective August 2008 graduates may also participate. Immediately following the ceremony, a reception for degree candidates and their guests will be held in the Shell Building located next to the Coliseum. Commencement RSVP form: http://simpleforms.scripts.wvu.edu/sf/CommRSVPEberlyCollege/ No admissions tickets are required for the ceremony and reception, and there is no limit on the number of guests a degree candidate may bring with them to Commencement events. However, we do need degree candidates planning to participate to RSVP by May 2. Cap and gown are required to participate in the ceremony and may be purchased at the WVU Bookstore. A&S tassles are color coded by degree being conferred: BA and MA wear white, BS and MS wear yellow/gold, PhD wear dark blue, MPA wear peacock, and Social Work wear citron. Every degree candidate will walk across the stage on the floor of the Coliseum to receive his or her diploma. All PhD and Master candidates will be hooded during the ceremony. Participants are required to provide own hood. The ceremony will include a formal processional, remarks by keynote speaker, hooding of doctoral and master candidates, distribution of diplomas, singing of alma mater, and a formal recession. At 1p.m. on May 18, degree candidates should report to 2nd floor Colisum above the Red Gate entrance to check-in at registration tables and line up for processional. Degree candidates will be lined-up for processional by department, then alphabetically within degree being conferred. (For example: Biology PHD candidates lined-up alphabetically by last name, followed by Biology MS candidates lined-up alphabetically by last name, followed by Biology BS candidates....etc.) If you are a double or triple major, there is a box on the RSVP form for you to indicate which department you wish to be placed with for the processional and conferring of degree. Degree candidates must report back to their seat after receiving their diploma. For additional information regarding Commencement Weekend (i.e. directions and maps, lodging, accommodations for disabilities, academic traditions), please visit: http://commencement.wvu.edu/